Chapter 172 Our marriage has long been dead in name only

Huo Family Villa

Huo Dongming woke up in the morning with a splitting headache.

He closed his eyes, but there was no warmth anywhere he could reach.

The other side of the pillow is empty.

Shang Wanwan is missing.

Huo Dongming woke up instantly from his sleep. Instinctively, he had a bad premonition.

I stepped on the carpet, put on my slippers, and went downstairs just as Zhang's mother was about to go upstairs.

"Where's the wife?"

Huo Dongming didn't see her when he went downstairs. With regret in her eyes, Zhang's mother returned the key that Shang Wanwan left for her to Huo Dongming.

"My wife moved out early this morning. She even left all the keys to the house here."

Huo Dongming felt dizzy for a moment and tried hard to hold on to the handrail of the stairs, looking coldly at the string of things in Zhang Ma's hand.

"Move away? What did she say?"

The house has been given to her, where else should she move to?

Mother Zhang was very sad and spoke in a low voice.

"My wife just asked me to take good care of you in the future, and she didn't say anything else."

Huo Dongming held the phone tightly and called Li Luo.

Li Luo was still taking care of Jin Jingxiao in the hospital, and she left Huo Dongming's phone number.

"Where's Shang Wanwan? Where did you take her?"

"???"

Li Luo knew that Shang Wanwan had run away from home again. When she heard Huo Dongming's questioning tone, she immediately became angry.

With the phone close to his ear, he turned around and saw Jin Jingxiao lying half-dead on the hospital bed. He could only bear it.

"Wanwan didn't come to see me, Huo Dongming. She has no family and no home. Can you please stop bullying her? Recently, the scandal between you and your company's little girl has been everywhere. It's everywhere in the newspapers, on TV, and on Weibo.

After all, she is Mrs. Huo recognized by you and your family. Can you show her some respect when you do these things? Do you have to kill her completely before you stop?"

Li Luo cried on the phone. She felt that she had become fragile recently because of Jin Jingxiao.

Huo Dongming fell into silence. He picked up the phone and hung up silently.

He went upstairs to take a shower and change out of yesterday's clothes.

When the water from the shower fell on his body, he found a few scattered red marks.

All the memories of last night flooded back. Did he take Shang Wanwan after getting drunk?

Huo Dongming couldn't remember how he did it to her or how strong the force was. He also couldn't remember if she ran away from home because he was drunk last night and lost control and hurt her.

He leaned his hands against the wall and let the water flow over his broad back, enjoying the massage-like relief, but his heart was heavy.

After coming out and wiping the water off his body, he sat on the sofa and called Shang Wanwan.

As expected, I was blocked.

She was planning to break up with him completely.

Did I really hurt her yesterday?

…

Shang Wanwan closed her eyes leisurely, and everywhere she looked was warmth.

She was lying on the ground in a daze, with a faint fragrance all around her, the smell of sunlight coming from the sun-dried bedding.

There was a knock on the door, and a soft, sticky sound came from outside.

"Mrs. Huo, are you awake? Can I come in?"

Shang Wanwan pulled the quilt tighter, and a woman dressed elegantly walked in.

There was breakfast on the tray in her hand. The woman's smile was like a beam of light, warming my heart.

"Where is this place?"

She was a little confused. The woman introduced herself: "I am Qiao Sheng's wife, you can call me Ke Xin."

Shang Wanwan remembered that she was squatting outside crying sadly yesterday. Song Qiaosheng happened to be nearby with his friends. When he saw Shang Wanwan, he fainted before he could comfort her.

Song Qiaosheng had no choice but to bring her back, have the maid wipe her body and change her clothes, and arrange a guest room for her to stay.

Shang Wanwan looked at Song Qiaosheng's wife, her eyes full of surprise.

It turned out that this was Mr. Song’s wife. Not only was she beautiful, but her gentle temperament and smile that made people feel at ease immediately broke down Shang Wanwan’s defenses.

"Hello, Mrs. Song, Mr. Song and I are just ordinary friends—"

Thinking that she was taken home directly by Song Qiaosheng, Shang Wanwan seemed to be stimulated and was eager to deny something.

Yan Kexin felt a little distressed when she saw her expression. She smiled faintly and said gently, "I know my husband is an upright person. I trust him in this regard. He will never do anything to you."

After Yan Kexin finished speaking, perhaps fearing that her self-esteem might be hurt, she immediately added: "I'm not saying that you are unattractive. My husband is an upright person. I believe in his character. Don't think too much about it."

Look how scared this kid is. It seems like she is particularly afraid that people will misunderstand her relationship with Song Qiaosheng.

What happened to her that made her so cautious?

"Thank you."

Shang Wanwan was like a frightened bird. She had suffered too much provocation from Huo Dongming's third sister and had experienced the repeated beatings and hurt of the original wife. Her heart had long been riddled with holes and was in tatters.

She doesn't want to be misunderstood, and she doesn't want others to be hurt like her, even if she has been hurt in her marriage.

"Don't be polite to me, kid."

Yan Kexin's voice was soft, and her tone was even doting.

Shang Wanwan was slightly stunned. She rarely heard such words. Yan Kexin probably noticed it as well and hurriedly said.

"I look at you like my own niece. You are still a child to us old women. Qiao Sheng has gone to work. He will come back for lunch at noon.

He asked me to ask you why you were alone outside last night. Did something happen to you? If you have any difficulties, you can tell him and he will do his best to help you. "

Yan Kexin's eyes were sincere. Shang Wanwan closed her eyelids slightly, thought for a while, and finally suppressed the urge to confess.

She and Song Qiaosheng were just casual acquaintances. Song Qiaosheng was willing to help and was only helping her out of courtesy. There was no need for her to let others bear her pain.

"Nothing, I just went out to meet a friend. Maybe I ate something cold and my stomach is a little uncomfortable. It's really troublesome."

She made up a random lie and Yan Kexin immediately became nervous.

"Do you have a stomachache? Are you feeling okay now? Why don't you take care of yourself? There's no one around you. What kind of friend is that? Why would he ask you to meet him so late at night? Where's Mr. Huo? Is he not here?"

Yan Kexin accidentally glanced at Shang Wanwan's depressed look and immediately realized that she had said something wrong.

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant."

My god, she must have lost her mind to say this. She had seen a lot of Huo Dongming's scandals recently. Could Shang Wanwan have come out because she was in a bad mood?

And she was carrying a suitcase. Did she run away from home?

"Some things are actually known to everyone. There is nothing to hide."

There was moisture at the corners of Shang Wanwan's eyes. She looked at the gentle Mrs. Song in front of her and couldn't help but sniff. She forced a smile at her with a misty look in her eyes.

"My marriage with Huo Dongming was in name only from the beginning, but the elders in my family didn't break the veil. We have signed a divorce agreement, I have moved out, and I don't plan to go back in the future."